Canadian Magazine Industry News
29 September 2011, TORONTO
Second-round COPA finalists released; conference registration open
The second and final set of finalists in the 2011 Canadian Online Publishing Awards includes another 50 titles or organizations receiving 82 nods. The leaders in this round include Cyberpresse (seven nominations), Edmonton Journal and Toronto Star (six nominations each) in the newspaper division, while Fashion and Truck News (three nominations each) lead the magazine categories. Online-only title Toronto Standard takes four nominations in this round.
The first round of finalists was released earlier this week and included 68 online and digital titles. To download a complete list of finalists from all divisions and all categories (PDF file), click here.
COPA winners will be announced Monday, Oct. 24 at the Gladstone Hotel in Toronto. Online event registration opens today.
This year, the awards ceremony—hosted by CBC Radio’s Nora Young—will be preceded by a new one-day conference for editorial-based digital publishers, also at the Gladstone Hotel. COPA+ will feature keynote presentations, panel sessions, networking events and a vendor market.
Full passes to the conference are $259 before Oct. 14 or $289 afterwards, and include lunch and tickets to the COPA awards event. Click here for a full conference schedule, speakers and all registration options.
The Canadian Online Publishing Awards are produced by Masthead and sponsors include:
Gold: ABCinteractive, CCAB div. of BPA Worldwide, Cornerstone Group of Companies
Silver: Mygazines
Bronze: Texterity
Second-round Finalists listed in alphabetical order
First set of finalists released here
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The first round of finalists was released earlier this week and included 68 online and digital titles. To download a complete list of finalists from all divisions and all categories (PDF file), click here.
COPA winners will be announced Monday, Oct. 24 at the Gladstone Hotel in Toronto. Online event registration opens today.
This year, the awards ceremony—hosted by CBC Radio’s Nora Young—will be preceded by a new one-day conference for editorial-based digital publishers, also at the Gladstone Hotel. COPA+ will feature keynote presentations, panel sessions, networking events and a vendor market.
Full passes to the conference are $259 before Oct. 14 or $289 afterwards, and include lunch and tickets to the COPA awards event. Click here for a full conference schedule, speakers and all registration options.
The Canadian Online Publishing Awards are produced by Masthead and sponsors include:
Gold: ABCinteractive, CCAB div. of BPA Worldwide, Cornerstone Group of Companies
Silver: Mygazines
Bronze: Texterity
Second-round Finalists listed in alphabetical order
First set of finalists released here
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Torontoist
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ITBusiness.ca
TheThunderbird.ca
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National Film Board - Gods Lake Narrows
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ProfessionSante.ca/Rogers Publishing
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ProfessionSante.ca/Rogers Publishing
Reportr.net/UBC Graduate School of Journalism
Sparksheet/Spafax Interactive
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I’m The It Girl
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Thestar.com – Doug Smith
Thestar.com – Photo Blog
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I’m The It Girl
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To download the complete list of finalists in all divisions and categories, click here.
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